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Junior Darla Simpson pulled up to take a baby
jumper against Texas. At 6'3" Simpson was used
to shooting over her opponents. Photo by Tony
Bullard.
LaShawn Johnson, and the rest of the Lady Cougars gave perrenial powerhouse Texas a tough
fight losing by only four points. Photo by Tony
Bullard.
Stephanie Caldwell and Voccia Calhoun showed
the Bears of Baylor that the Cougars can hold
their own with the fiercest of competition. Photo
by Tony Bullard.
Senior Leaders
The Lady Coogs were led by seniors who
were on the 1988 NCAA Tournament team.
Arlene Brown and Mildred
Williams helped to put the team
together and give it its winning
characteristics. Brown came to
UH in 1987 and averaged 3.6
points per game and had 50 assists helping to propel the team to
its first ever NCAA Tournament.
"I was recruited by a lot of
schools in my senior uear but I
chose UH because I liked the
coaches and the players, and
whenever I came here for a visit
everyonetreated me great and I
had a lot of fun," she said.
After that first year she steadily
increased her scoring average
and was the team's leading scorer
averaging 14 points per game in
the 1990-91 season. She also
moved into third place among
UH all-time assist leaders with
323.
Brown said she has enjoyed her
career at UH and 1990-91 was
her favorite season. "My teammates have made this season my
best year," she said. "This team is
closer than any team I've been on
since arriving at UH. We have
fun together on and off the court
and we really like each other, we
have the right chemistry."
Being only one of two seniors
on the team Brown said there is a
lot of pressure on her to lead the
team and it really makes her nervous.
"I'm really going to miss this
team when I graduate but I believe they have the potential to be
just as good as the 1988 team or
better once they really get the
hang of each other s play,"
Brown said.
Mildred Williams, the 5'10"
forward and the only other senior
on the team, has also been a team
leader for the Lady Coogs. Williams said she always knew UH
was the place for her whethter or
not she received a scholarship.
She has a sister that she wanted to
come to UH while she was still in
junior high.
In 1990-91 Williams was fourth
on the team in scoring, averaging
11.3 points per contest. "I think
this is my most productive season.
I'm more comfortable on the
court and I know the girls better
and how they will play," she said.
Williams said this has also veen
her favorite season because this
team is closer than any team she
has played on and the girls really
like each other and get along
well.
"I don't feel like there is a lot
of pressure on me to lead the
team because we have such
strong, young players and they
can pick up a lot of the work and
carry themselves," she said.
-Courtesy Daily Cougar
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